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Reference number

SM 46/4/6

Purpose

[5] Ground floor plan with alterations, 4 May 1810

Aspect

Plan of the Hall Floorand stair with proposed service extension

Scale

1/3 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

as above, Clement Hemery Esqre / Jersey / To the care of Mr Ward / [?] CoachSouthamptonand labelled Portch (sic), Breakfast Room, Hall and / Best Staircase, Common / Stairs, Eating Roomand Lobby

Signed and dated

  • 04/05/1810
    L.I.Fields / May 4 1810

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen and sepia wash, on wove paper, pricked for transfer (525 x 666)

Hand

Francis Edwards (1784-1857, improver July 1806-October 1810), George Bailey (1792-1860) (pupil, assistant August 1806-January 1837), George Allen Underwood (1792 - 1829) (assistant 29 September 1807 - May 1815) and Robert Dennis Chantrell (1793-1872) (pupil June 1807 - January 1814)

Notes

A comparison with drawing [2] shows the creation of a best staircase and hence the additon of a common staircase. There is an extension to the house on the service side that includes a new stair. The changes include the enlargement of the dining room and a four-column portico that replaces the steps shown in the earlier drawing

Level

drawing

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